This post give you an overview of the end user changes in the Internet Explorer 8 RC1. Here’s a quick list:

• Search box: Now people have more search providers and they switch between them.
• Smart Address bar lets you open: Open a previously typed URL, Open a history item, Delete a typed URL, and Open a Favorite. Conversely, Open feed and Open autocomplete suggestion were rarely selected.
• Favorites bar is the way to keep Web Slices, favorites, and feeds one click away.
• InPrivate Browsing and InPrivate Blocking, help put you in control of data on your shared computer, and as you browse the Web.

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